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Studies of serum total immunoglobulin E concentrations in atopic and non‐atopic dogs
Author(s) -
Fraser M. A.,
McNeil P. E.,
Gettinby G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.152.6.159
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin e , immunology , serum concentration , medicine , antibody , allergen , atopy , allergy
The serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) concentrations of two groups of atopic dogs and three groups of non‐atopic dogs were compared. There was a wide range of concentrations with a high degree of overlap between the groups. The serum total IgE concentrations of a group of 15 non‐atopic racing greyhounds were significantly higher than those of all the other groups. Atopic and non‐atopic dogs receiving stringent parasite control treatments could not be differentiated on the basis of their serum total IgE concentrations. In the non‐atopic dogs there was no correlation between their serum total IgE concentrations and the number of allergen‐specific positive results obtained in an ELISA, or between their serum total IgE concentrations and their age.